Rose Turkish Delight (Rahat al-Halqum)

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• a small pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• powdered (icing) sugar, for dusting
• Syrup:
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• a squeeze of lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon rose water

Method

1. Start by preparing the syrup: put the sugar, water, and lemon juice in a pot over the heat and let them boil for 10 minutes before adding the rose water and turning off the heat.
   Timers: 10 min
2. In another pot, mix the water, a pinch of salt, and the starch and continue stirring until the mixture thickens.
3. Gradually add the syrup over the starch mixture and continue stirring over low heat for 20 minutes.
   Timers: 20 min
4. In a suitable dish, place parchment paper and brush it with a little oil, then pour the delight mixture and leave it to cool for two hours.
5. After the time has passed, sprinkle starch where you will cut and on the delight, and cut the Turkish delight into squares.
6. After that, coat the pieces with powdered sugar on all sides and serve.
7. Note: For more flavors, you can replace the rose water with vanilla or mastic, or replace half a cup of the water for the syrup with pomegranate juice.
8. Nuts and food coloring can also be added to obtain different colors of the delight.